This is a free card on Fox tonight with some pretty big names that should make for a great card.

Rua vs. Vera

Maurico "Shogun" Rua is a legend in the sport with a UFC LHW title and a PRIDE Grand Prix belt. He fought in what my opinion was the greatest fight of all time against Dan Henderson, were he took a beating from one of the best of all time and fought his heart out until the final bell. Every single fight he is in is fun to watch and he has a chance of KOing nearly anybody (JBJ is a Jedi obv). He gets to climb his way back to another title shot against Brandon Vera who has been able to be better than the average bear, but when it comes to real contenders Brandon struggles.

This isn't to say that he doesn't have a chance tonight because he most certainly does. He will probably look to punish Rua with kicks low and high and wear down the older Brazilian.

Dana White has said that winner of this fight gets a shot at the belt, which will either be Jonny Bones Jones or Dan Henderson depending on who wins their match on September 1st.

Next up is

Machida vs. Bader

Machida is a former LHW champ and is looking to make another run at the belt. He has only lost 3 times in his career and it was to JBJ,Rampage,and Shogun...The main problem with Lyoto from a fans perspective is that he is a counter striker. Basically this means he circles around the ring and then will get in a couple strikes, and go back to circling. His opponent Ryan Bader on the other hand is a great American Wrestler from ASU with a big right hand.

If Bader connects with an over hand right the fight will be over, but if Lyoto is able to dance around the ring and outpoint Bader, Ryan will lose a majority decision.

Also, Lauzon vs. Varner

Joe Lauzon is a submission specialist with 4 Submission of the Night bonuses and is a scrappy kid in general. He has a wealth of talent and toughness which he will need against the former WEC LW champ in Jamie Varner. This should be a fun back and forth chess match between a brusier and a ninja.

On the card will also be apperances my Mike Swick, Nam Phan, Phil Davis, and others...

brandon vera apparently went through some rough times the last 4 years. i guess he woke up during a home invasion with a gun to his head, and later found out that the guy was wanted for 5 murders. so he spent every moment worrying about protecting his family instead of training mma. he would sleep every night with a gun on his chest and was afraid when people would approach him for autographs or just to say whats up at mma events. talk about paranoia

Originally Posted by Milo

Looking forward to see how Mr. Wonderful looks tonight . . . and I hope Nam Phan calls out the Sensei if he wins. LOL

lol

Originally Posted by downbylaw11

brandon vera apparently went through some rough times the last 4 years. i guess he woke up during a home invasion with a gun to his head, and later found out that the guy was wanted for 5 murders. so he spent every moment worrying about protecting his family instead of training mma. he would sleep every night with a gun on his chest and was afraid when people would approach him for autographs or just to say whats up at mma events. talk about paranoia

you would think that would want him to train MMA more...

that sucks that he had to go through that and it puts his career in perspective. I always wondered what happened to his game given how much potential he showed early on. he's still a cocky prick imo...

It didn't quite seem to make sense that Rua would be matched up with a fighter who was briefly cut as recently as last year. Now we know why. As UFC president Dana White explained, it was a matchup of necessity after a rejected offer to fight UFC newcomer Glover Teixeira. In fact, according to White, Rua's team was so intent on staying away from the dangerous Teixeira that they were willing to sacrifice his job if necessary.
"He said that he'd actually rather be cut than have to fight him," White said during a UFC on FX 3 post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani. "Dude, nobody wants to fight this guy. We're trying to match the guy up with somebody, but he didn't mind fighting Brandon Vera, so he's fighting Brandon Vera."

Originally Posted by TheDoublr206

It didn't quite seem to make sense that Rua would be matched up with a fighter who was briefly cut as recently as last year. Now we know why. As UFC president Dana White explained, it was a matchup of necessity after a rejected offer to fight UFC newcomer Glover Teixeira. In fact, according to White, Rua's team was so intent on staying away from the dangerous Teixeira that they were willing to sacrifice his job if necessary.
"He said that he'd actually rather be cut than have to fight him," White said during a UFC on FX 3 post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani. "Dude, nobody wants to fight this guy. We're trying to match the guy up with somebody, but he didn't mind fighting Brandon Vera, so he's fighting Brandon Vera."

To getting a title shot if he wins. WOW

I thought he backed off the title shot comment after all the shit that was said about it.

Originally Posted by TheDoublr206

It didn't quite seem to make sense that Rua would be matched up with a fighter who was briefly cut as recently as last year. Now we know why. As UFC president Dana White explained, it was a matchup of necessity after a rejected offer to fight UFC newcomer Glover Teixeira. In fact, according to White, Rua's team was so intent on staying away from the dangerous Teixeira that they were willing to sacrifice his job if necessary.
"He said that he'd actually rather be cut than have to fight him," White said during a UFC on FX 3 post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani. "Dude, nobody wants to fight this guy. We're trying to match the guy up with somebody, but he didn't mind fighting Brandon Vera, so he's fighting Brandon Vera."

To getting a title shot if he wins. WOW

I'm almost positive that this has been clarified and was taken totally of context. I'd look it up and paste to confirm but it's a complete joke. A guy who fought Jon Jones and Overeem twice is afraid of glover...yeah okay. It was a lose lose situation and the fight never made any fucking sense anyways. Why would a top 5 fighter coming off the fight of the year which was arguably a draw be matched up against a newcomer with 1 fight in the ufc that no one knows?

And Dana has said that between the 2 LHW fights tonight (all of which jones has already brutally finished), whoever wins the most impressively will get the shot.

Of the 4 I want to see Shogun get another chance. He ate a viscous flying knee that rocked him bad 8 seconds into the first fight and basically never recovered. It's absolutely absurd how long he lasted and I honestly believe that fight was the most punishment any fighter has ever taken. Shogun has more heart than any fighter I've ever seen.

I wonder if Bader will be able to take Machida down like he did against Rampage.

Originally Posted by Geoff Moore

lol

you would think that would want him to train MMA more...

that sucks that he had to go through that and it puts his career in perspective. I always wondered what happened to his game given how much potential he showed early on. he's still a cocky prick imo...

he apparently wanted to quit mma and take up special forces training so something like that could never happen again. as if being a highly trained warrior prevents you from having your house broken into while you sleep and having a gun pointed at your head. only in america

Originally Posted by toerazor

What a sick card this has been!

Yeah, it's been great - way better than most of the PPV cards, and I bet the fact that such a great action card has been on free tv will end up being big for the sport in terms of the new fans it probably has added tonight.

Originally Posted by kellykip

Yeah, it's been great - way better than most of the PPV cards, and I bet the fact that such a great action card has been on free tv will end up being big for the sport in terms of the new fans it probably has added tonight.

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